Summer reading list for 9th grade
May 18, 2009
Dear incoming freshman students and families,
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BIHS students love reading! Next year, you will read both core class texts and independent reading books. As we read avidly we will ask ourselves the following questions: How do we tell stories? Why do we tell stories? How are we to read and interpret the stories our cultures and other cultures produce? In order to prepare you for the exciting upcoming year, we would like for you to do summer reading. Pick at least two books to read. Below you will find a short list of recommended titles. We will refer to ideas in these texts during the school year. At least one of your books should come from this list. Remember to choose stories that interest you! You can read these books in any order and at any pace. Although you do not need to keep a journal or write a book report, we strongly encourage you to make notes to yourself about your experience as you read. Each time you read, you can jot your personal reactions, what confuses you, favorite quotations, or anything else!
Summer Reading Recommendations:
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America, Firoozeh Dumas
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah
The Circuit, Francisco Jiminez
Red Scarf Girl, Ji-Li Jiang
The Odyssey, Homer (any translation)
All books can be checked out at your local library or they can be purchased at any bookstore.
We have copies of Haroun and the Sea of Stories if you would like to stop by Berkeley High School to pick one up. Amy Frey, Vice Principal for BIHS, will be available to give you a copy if you come by the last two weeks of June. Just come to the reception area of the Administration Building at 1980 Allston Way and ask for her. You can also email her in advance at afrey@berkeley.k12.ca.us.